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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AUTHORITY “Promoting fairness and order in the agricultural sector”
AGRO-INPUT MONITOR ISSUE 4 OF 2016
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Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA), No 8 Leman Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare.
Website: www.ama.co.zw. Telephones: 04 308662-4
Email Addresses: [email protected] ; [email protected]
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
(a) In an effort to inform the Zimbabwe farming community about the prevailing input supply and
distribution, AMA publishes this monthly Agro-Input Monitor report,
(b) To avoid buying counterfeit and sub-standard seed, chemicals, stock feed and fertilizers, farmers
are encouraged to buy from registered Agro-Inputs Suppliers,
(c) All Agro-Input Suppliers and manufacturers operating across the country are mandated to be
registered with the Agricultural Marketing Authority as provided for by Statutory Instrument 147
of 2012.
(d) All dully registered Agro-Inputs Suppliers have an opportunity to advertise through this monthly
publications as a service from the authority.
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2.0 INPUT PRICE TRENDS
2.1 FERTILIZERS
Figure 1.0: Average Price Trends for Lime & Nitrate -Based Fertilizer – April 2016
Source: Survey Data, April 16
Ammonium Nitrate Lime Ammonium Nitrate Urea Agricultural lime
Harare 31.50 - 30.00 7.00
Bindura 32.17 - 31.00 7.00
Gokwe 30.50 - - -
Chinhoyi 33.66 - 33.75 7.50
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20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
Pri
ce(u
s$)
per
50
kg
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Figure 2.0: Average Price Trends for Compound Fertilizers –April 2016
Source: Survey data, April 16.
Compound B Compound C Compound DCompound D +
ZincCompound J Compound L Compound S Compound T
Harare 48.00 33.00 27.50 28.50 37.00 35.00 37.00 -
Bindura 44.50 34.00 27.50 27.50 - 33.00 35.67 -
Gokwe - 35.00 27.75 - 35.00 34.00 37.00 -
Chinhoyi 45.00 34.50 27.80 30.00 36.50 34.50 37.50 36.00
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10.00
20.00
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40.00
50.00
60.00
Pri
ce (
US$
) p
er 5
0kg
Bag
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Figure 2.1: Average Price Trends for Super and Straight Fertilizers –April 2016
Source: Survey data, April 16.
Calcium Sulphate Dolomitic LimeDouble Super
Phosphate 38%PMuriate of Potash
60%KSingle Super
Phosphate 19%PSulphate of Potash
50%
Harare 7.00 7.00 31.00 35.00 26.00 53.50
Bindura 7.00 - - - 32.00 -
Gokwe - - - - - -
Chinhoyi 10.00 - - 44.00 20.00 -
-
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00P
rice
(U
S$)
Per
50
kg B
ag
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2.2 CHEMICALS
Figure 4.0: Average Prices of selected Pesticides and Aphicides for the month of April, 2016.
Source: Survey data April 16
Abamectin(500ml)
Acetamark(45g)
AphidKill(200ml)
Carbaryl85%
WP(1kg)
Dimethoate40 EC(1Litre)
Dicofol 25WP(1 Litre)
Diptrex 2.5Gran(2kg)
Fernkill(500ml)
Malathion(200ml)
MethylBromide680(1kg)
Monocrotophos
40EC(750ml)
HARARE 9.75 7.75 8.00 6.00 6.50 11.00
Bindura 13.60 - - 6.00 8.22 20.00 12.00
Gokwe 13.20 6.50 4.30 17.00
Chinhoyi 13.50 12.50 8.50 6.00 6.50 -
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25
Price
in U
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Figure 5.0: Average Prices of selected Herbicides and Fungicides for the month of April, 2016.
Source: Survey data, April 16
Atrazine80WP(500ml
)
Banvel (1Litre)
Bravo(1Litre)
Buctril(1Litre)
CopperOxychloride(
1 kg)
DithaneM45(500g)
Alachlor 43EC(1 Litre)
MCPA(1litre)
Metalachlor(1 Litre)
Paraquat(1Litre)
Shavit(1Litre)
Sulphur80WP(1 kg)
Thiram80WP(1Litre)
Harare 6.00 19.00 15.00 21.00 8.50 4.00 7.00 - 10.50 14.60 - 6.00
Bindura - - 15.00 - 7.75 4.10 6.00 - 8.00 16.00 - -
Gokwe 6.50 - - - 15.20 - 5.00 - - 9.00 - - 15.20
Chinhoyi 6.75 20.00 16.00 - 8.00 4.10 7.25 7.25 9.50 7.00 15.30 4.60 -
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5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
Price
in U
S$
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2.3 SEED
Figure 6.0: Average Price Trends for Different Maize seed varieties –April 2016
Source: Survey Data, April 16
SC 709 SC 719 SC727 SC633 SC637 SC513(10kg) SC533 SC529 SC403PHB
30G19(10kg)
Harare - - - 28.90 - - - 30.00
Bindura - - 107.39 26.25 - - 26.25 64.80
Gokwe - - - 27.58 66.15 - 66.15 -
Chinhoyi 94.00 102.40 118.20 80.90 78.00 72.80 72.80 72.80 72.80 72.00
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20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
140.00
Price
(us$
)per
25kg
Maize seed varieties
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Figure 7.0: Average Price Trends for selected small grains and oil-seeds seed varieties - April 2016
Source: Survey Data, April 2016
Sorghum SC Smile Pearl Millet (5kg) Groundnuts SC Nyanda Sugar Beans SC Bounty Cowpeas IT 18Soya Beans SC
Serenade
Bindura 39.20
Gokwe 45.00 39.20
Chinhoyi 41.25
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Pci
e (
us$
)per
25kg
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2.4 STOCKFEED
Figure 8.0: Average Price Trends for Broiler Feed –April 2016
Source: Survey data, April 2016
Broiler Starter Mash Broiler Pre Starter Mash Broiler Growers Mash Broiler Concentrate Broiler Finisher Mash
Harare 29.50 25.70 - 27.10
Bindura 29.50 29.50 44.80 29.00
Gokwe 32.50 29.00 40.00 29.00
Chinhoyi 33.50 29.00 54.00 33.00
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60.00
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per
50kg b
ag
Type of feed
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Figure 9.0: Average Price Trends for Layers Feed –April 2016
Source: Survey data, April 16
Layers Starter Mash Layers Chick MashLayers ChickConcentrate
Pullet developer Layers Mash Layers Concentrate
Harare - 28.00 - - 25.70 -
Bindura - 29.00 29.00 20.00 27.00 35.00
Gokwe 31.00 - - 35.00 - 38.00
Chinhoyi - 28.00 43.00 25.00 29.00 41.50
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5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
45.00
50.00
Price
(us$
) per
50kg B
ag
Layers Feed type
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Figure 10.0: Average Price Trends for Pig Feed–April 2016
Source: Survey data, April 16
Pig Creep Meal Pig Creep Concentrate Pig Grower MealPig FinisherConcentrate
Boar & Dry Sow MealLactating/ Brood Sow
Meal
Harare 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bindura 31.25 47 30 36.5 23 27
Gokwe 0 0 0 0 34 0
Chinhoyi 35 47 25.2 39.5 24 0
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25
30
35
40
45
50
Price
(us$
) per
50kg B
ag
Pig Feed type
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Figure 11.0: Average Price Trends for Beef Feed & Supplements –April 2016
Source: Survey data, April 16
Mabiko K Coarse Salt Mabiko Premix Chivako 8 Chivako 8 # 2
Harare - - - - -
Bindura 31.00 21.00 32.00 32.00 28.00
Gokwe - - - - -
Chinhoyi 31.00 - 32.00 - -
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5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
Price
(U
S$)
per
50kg B
ag
Beef Feed Type
Harare Bindura Gokwe Chinhoyi
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3.0 AGRO INPUT SUPPLIERS FOR THE 2015/16 SEASON
No Company name AMA Cert
number
Contact Numbers E-mail Address
1 Acol Chemicals Holdings
(Pvt) Ltd
INST 051 772200876 [email protected]
2 Agricop International Pvt
Limited
INST 013 0718 909 477 [email protected] ;[email protected]
3 Agricura (Pvt) Ltd INST 030 04-621570/9 [email protected]
4 Alaska Dolomite (Pvt) Ltd INST 015 067-21996 [email protected]
5 Apatron Mining (Pvt) Ltd INST 078 0774321901/0717009649 [email protected]
6 Art Corporation Limited t/a
Chloride Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd
INST 069 04 621470-85 [email protected]
7 Avanos Enterprises (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 028 04-2916681/
2930941
[email protected]
8 Avison Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 054 04-798326/798346 [email protected]
9 Bayer Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 048 04-487242/
0772234582
[email protected]
10 Brands Africa (Pvt) Ltd INST 045 04-771736-740 [email protected]
11 Bulawayo Seed Centre
(Pvt) Ltd
INST 029 09-882367/
0772322898
[email protected]
12 Cecon Enterprises INTS 065 09 68197 /
0772 550 351
[email protected]
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13 Cernol Chemicals
Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd
INST 086 04-662681-5 [email protected]
14 Charter Seeds Pvt Limited INTS 061 04 780 391 [email protected]
15 Cropate Farming Limited 0227-2042868 [email protected]
16 Consolidated Farming
(CFI) t/a Farm & City
INST 083 04-251162-
8/0772509429
[email protected]
17 Cooper Zimbabwe (1992)
(Pvt) Ltd
INST 021 04-486134/
0712605848
[email protected]
18 Cropserve (Pvt) Ltd INST 006 04-307688 [email protected]
19 Curechem Oversea (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 025 04-490500 [email protected] .
20 Dana B Flowers Pvt
Limited
INST 058 0772 948 585 [email protected]
21 Dar Al Salam Agri Est
Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd
INST 077 0772326680 [email protected]
22 Delports Tobacco Bettle
Exterminators
INST 022 04-662598/9-
0774433645
[email protected]
23 Diamond Seed Pvt Ltd INST 089 0773612383 [email protected]
24 Dynalab International
Zimbabwe
INST 055 0774 389 885 [email protected]
25 Ecomark Ltd INST 026 04-486134/
0712605848
[email protected]
26 Entomon INST 076 04-
612897/612900/0772353980
[email protected]
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27 Exclusive Brands INST 027 04-446431/2 [email protected]
28 Fercochem (Pvt) Ltd INST 007 04-494547 [email protected]
29 Ferts, Seed and Grain
FSG)
INST 003 0772143243-5 [email protected]
30 Flytserv Enterprises Pvt
Ltd
INST 081 0772935586 [email protected]
31 Green Fuel Pvt Ltd INST 075 04-852077-80 [email protected]
32 Greenyard Services (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 020 04-446728-9 [email protected]
33 Grow Agriculture (Pvt) Ltd INST 004 04-301627/
0772235532/8
[email protected]
34 IETC Zimbabwe INST 001 04-788243 [email protected]
35 I Fintz Trading
Corporation
INST 044 770811/2 [email protected]
36 Industrial Chemical
Importers Pvt Ltd
INST 084 0772602339 [email protected]
37 Intaba Trading (Pvt) Ltd INST 008 04-884336/
0772666690
[email protected]
38 Intrachem Pvt Limited INTS 062 04 498917/8 [email protected]
39 Karimeda Star Pvt Ltd INST 074 0772516327/0772776202 [email protected]
40 Kencor t/a National
Tested Seeds
INST 014 04-310284-7 [email protected]
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41 Klein Karoo Seed
Manufacturing
INST 019 08644103184/
0772854121
[email protected]
42 Lampson Trading (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 033 772354488
43 Leclot Investment t/a
Market Fresh
INST 043 772235506 [email protected]
44 Livestock Solutions Pvt
Ltd
INTS 063 0712 402 896/
0773 205 150
[email protected]
45 Maggs Christopher
William
INST 023 772394317 [email protected]
46 Makata Logistics Pvt
Limited
INST 068 0772 320 703 [email protected]
47 Matapiri Seed Sales (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 010 712631738
48 Ministry of Defence INST 046 712307856
49 Mukushi Seeds (Pvt) Ltd INST 049 776404044 [email protected]
50 Multipest Services (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 057 04 30003-5 [email protected]
51 National Foods Limited INST 087 04-753741-9 [email protected]
52 Ngepi Trading Pvt Ltd INST 0772366769
53 Nova Agro Zimbabwe
(Pvt) Ltd
INST 041 772327549 [email protected]
54 Nufert a Division of
Origen Corporation
INST 090 04-307868/9 [email protected]
55 Nutrient Technology INST 016
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56 Nyiombo Investments
(Pvt) Ltd
INST 036 04-779364 [email protected]
57 Omnia Fertilizer
Zimbabwe
INST 056 0772 130 638-640 [email protected]
58 Pannar Seed (Pvt) Ltd INST 024 0273-2833/0 [email protected]
59 Pedstock Investments Pvt
Limited
INST 070 04 851254-
6;851687-90
[email protected]
60 Pepper Way Investments
(Pvt) Ltd
INST 011 712211391 [email protected]
61 Pioneer Hi-Bred
Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd
0712646226/
0772409572
[email protected]
62 Pittsworth Seed (Pvt) Ltd INST 018 04-447760/1 [email protected]
63 Pivotal Agro Services
(Pvt) Ltd
INST 032 04-309800 [email protected]
64 Platinum Agriculture t/a
Princewood Enter.
INST 084 0776619285 [email protected]
65 Polachem Investments
(Pvt) Ltd
INST 002 04-334186/
334204
[email protected]
66 Prime Crop Protection
(Pvt) Ltd
INST 039 04-480501-2/
0712415053
[email protected]
67 Prime Seed (Pvt) Ltd INST 042 04-480501-2 [email protected]
68 Profert Zimbabwe (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 052 04-745429 [email protected]
69 Quton Seed Company INST 064 0731 756 156/
0713 756 525
[email protected]
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70 Refiloe Trading (Pvt) Ltd INST 034 04-446882-7 [email protected]
71 Rimflow Trading Pvt Ltd INST 082 0717523084/0772415545 [email protected]
72 Riteon Investments t/a
Greencon
INST 047 04-446754/
0773141273
[email protected]
73 Saiwit Holdings (Pvt) Ltd INST 031 0782 009259 [email protected]
74 Seed Co Zimbabwe (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 050 772330403 [email protected]
75 Seedridge 772413513 [email protected]
76 Sentrezar Trading (Pvt)
Ltd t/a Zimseeds
INST 053 772369916 [email protected]
77 Simply Seeds Pvt Limited INTS 066 0775 218 956 [email protected]
78 Syngenta Agro Services
AG
INTS 012 772402477 [email protected]
79 TM Supermarkets Pvt Ltd INST 080 04-447255/70 [email protected]
80 The Seed Potato Co-
operative Company
(1987) Ltd
INTS 067 04 485584 [email protected]
81 Tobacco Research Board INST 073 0712 886 946 [email protected] ;businessdevelopm
[email protected]
82 Tocek Investments (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 037 0712611446/
0773445981
[email protected]
83 Triomf Fertilisers
Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd
INST 009 04-620120/7/
0772869421
[email protected]
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84 Trowbar Enterprises t/a
Maguires
INST 017 04-753031-5 [email protected]
85 Windmill (Pvt) Ltd INST 040 04-334911/9 [email protected]
86 Wintertrade Pvt Ltd
/Wintertrade Seeds
INST 088 0772207439 [email protected]
87 Wormhill Investments Pvt
Ltd t/a Eezi Pool
INST 060 04 305207/616/706 [email protected]
88 ZFC Limited INST 038 04-753882-
6/0772199165
[email protected]
89 Zimasco (Pvt) Ltd INST 035 055-24041-
8/0772101135
[email protected]
90 Zimbabwe Platinum Mines
Pvt Limited
INST 071 04 886878-88 [email protected]
91 Zimbabwe Potash
Industries Pvt Limited
INST 04-498844/0772515682 [email protected]
92 Zimbabwe Potato Micro-
Propagation
712631738
93 Zimbabwe Sugar
Association
INST 059 0777 546 798 lmpofu@[email protected]
94 Zimbabwe Tobacco Seed
Association
INST 005 04-305124 [email protected]
95 Zimcode Enterprises Pvt
Limited
INST 072 0772 262 859 [email protected]
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4.0 DISCLAIMER
(a) The information in this report comes from monthly surveys conducted by Agricultural Marketing Authority field staff,
(b) Blank means there were not stocks available,
(c) The availability of an input across the five towns usually varies from poor, fair and good.
While the Agricultural Marketing Authority strives to provide accurate and timely information, there may be unintended
technical/factual inaccuracies and typographical errors in this Agro-input Monitor. Decisions based on information contained
herein are the sole responsibility of the reader who agrees to hold the Authority harmless against any claims for damages
arising from any decisions that the reader makes based on this information.